Research Catalog

Title

Chamonix & Mt. Blanc, Grisons [graphic] / by Florentin Charnaux.

Author

Charnaux, F. (Florentin), 1819-1883

Publication

187-?

Details

Description

1 portfolio (21 albumen prints) : &w; photographic prints are 260 x 185mm or smaller on mounts 42 x 32cm.

Summary

Views of the Chamonix Valley in France (as well as the Grisons canton in Switzerland) and the surrounding peaks of the Mont Blanc chain, especially Mont Blanc itself; most views include figures, primarily male and female hikers (ascending Mont Blanc along rock-hewn pathways) and mountain climbers.

Subject

• Valleys > France
• Mountains > France
• Mountaineering
• Mountain shelters
• Hiking
• Alpine regions
• France > 1870-1879
• Graubünden (Switzerland)
• Chamonix Valley (France) > 1870-1879
• Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) > History > 1870-1879

Genre/Form

• Landscape photographs.
• Portfolios.
• Photographic prints.
• Albumen prints.

Note

• Title from original letterpress cover.
• Letterpress mounts bear photographer's name "F. Charnaux Suisse & Savoie."
• Titles and numbers are stamped on mounts.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Provenance (note)

• Anonymous donor, 1928.

Call Number

MFZ+ (Charnaux) 88-3945

OCLC

NYPG88-F120

Author

Charnaux, F. (Florentin), 1819-1883, photographer.

Title

Chamonix & Mt. Blanc, Grisons [graphic] / by Florentin Charnaux.

Imprint

187-?

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Provenance

Anonymous donor, 1928.

Research Call Number

MFZ+ (Charnaux) 88-3945